Is UK's Omicron wave already flattening off? Daily Covid cases drop just 4% in a week but hospital admissions fall by a fifth as NHS pressure recedes and London declares 'emergency' status over By Connor Boyd Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline and Joe Davies Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 16:35 GMT, 21 January 2022 | Updated: 16:40 GMT, 21 January 2022 Viewcomments Advertisement There were signs the UK's wave of Omicron infections was starting to level off today as the country reported just a 4 per cent fall in daily cases — but hospital admissions fell for the sixth day in a row. Government dashboard data shows another 95,787 positive tests were logged in the last 24 hours, down only slightly on the 99,652 recorded last Friday. It marks the 16th day in a row that cases have fallen week-on-week but the downward curve has slowed in the past two days, dropping by just 1.6 per cent yesterday. Latest hospital data shows there were 1,974 Covid hospital admissions on January 17, marking a 18.5 per cent fall on the previous week. There were also 288 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the virus registered today, up by just under 7 per cent compared to a week ago. A growing number of experts have called on the Government to stop publishing daily Covid figures because they they claim they are 'misleading' and fuelling an 'unhealthy addiction' to the stats. Meanwhile, London Mayor Sadiq Khan today declared London's emergency Covid status over as the capital's case numbers continue to plummet and hospitalisations trend down. Mr Khan had declared a 'major incident' last month when London rapidly became the country's Omicron hotspot and saw an unprecedented one in 10 Londoners infected on some weeks. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility